The Arizona sentinel., 1887-08-13
CARE OF CHILDREN.
The Necessity of Teaching Them System In
 the Daily Acts of Their Lives.

The Necessity or Teaching Them System in
 the Daily Acts of Their Lives.
 Children are apt to seek the society of other children at about the sixth year of their ages. This should be watch ful period of the parents, as friend ships contracted at this time have a very decided influence on the mind, morals and manners of their child Nearly every child is influenced for good or evil through early associa- tions. If allowed to be constantly with the nurse, their language and manners, will, in nearly every case, be identical with those of the nurse A mother should spend the greater DOT ton of every day in the society of her children. If to rid herself of their noise she permits them to seek com panions outside, she has no one to blame but herself if their manners and morals are corrupted. All children require companionship of those of their own age, but it is very essential that the parents should choose these companions.
 Children can be readily taught to be neat and tidy in their habits, by ex- ample principally, for they initiate closely the actions of their elders. A closet or other convenient place should be given them exclusively for their toys, provided there is no play-room; then let it be understood that when play is ended, all toys are to be re- turned to their proper place. If this rule is disregarded. .the withdrawal of favorite toy for a time, as punish ment. usually has the desired effect of causing them to be more careful in the future; this device may have to be re- sorted to more than once, but it usual ly is successful in the end.
 Patience should be the watchword of every mother. for if she loses pa- tience, she is herself, so to speak. lost for the time, and nothing is gained; she not only throws herself into wor- ried state of mind, but perplexes, sad dens, and sometimes angers the child whom she so earnestly desires to guide and govern in the right way. If a mother is not naturally patient she should by all means cultivate the vir- tue; by judicious use of it, much good will be gained in the end for mother and child.
 It is a mistaken notion to coddle children. with the idea that they must be saved from all manner of care and trouble when at home, the mother often doing great many things, end less errands, etc., thinking, "well, ] will save them this now, let them enjoy home while they may" This is mis- taken kindness. They will not think one bit less of home for being taught to take little responsibility on them selves when there. and will be all the more fond of the mother whose cares they will thus learn to share.
 Children should be taught system in the daily acts of their little lives and the habit will never forsake them in after life. A time for every thing-for playing, for eating, for sleeping. Punctuality in all things should be in- sisted upon. To be truthful, punctual and well-mannered augers well for the future of any child. It has been well said, 'the child is father to the man." Alas. how few mothers think of this adage during the early training of their children, thinking that when grown up all the faults will disappear, exclaiming, when they turn out con- trary to expectations: T can not un- derstand why this is so. I always was kind motherr' A mother should not only be kind but firm, correcting at once any fault the child may have committed, not postponing the punish ment until some other time on account of its being an unpleasant duty.-Mrs Ella L. MtsmnaG, in Good HouSeSeep. ing.
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